Politics

Jewish educators were pressured to denounce Israel. They were right to walk

Imagine preparing to attend an international educational conference, only to learn that your social media accounts, personal affiliations, and connections to Israel were being scrutinized before you even arrived.

UAE agrees with Saudi Arabia to re-enter Yemen conflict amid Houthi gains

United Arab Emirates will reportedly resume payments to Yemeni forces as gains by Iran-backed Houthi fighters alarm Gulf state rulers

Nationwide protests in France against high prices and fraying of social security system

Mobilisation follows calls on social media to revive the gilets jaunes movement that emerged in 2018

US corporate lobbyists mounted ‘blitz’ to dilute landmark EU deforestation law, report finds

Environmental watchdog Mighty Earth reveals two-year effort to postpone and weaken EU Deforestation Regulation

The people who are transforming Philly’s vacant lots into green spaces

The organization We Are the Seeds began planting as part of a push to return land sovereignty to Indigenous people

‘Drones all night. By morning, you smell the smoke’: life in the last hotel on Ukraine’s frontline

Amid blackouts, artillery fire and the onslaught of Russian drone attacks, the Richelievsky in Kherson provides a refuge for those with nowhere else to go

Insults, odd obsessions and rambling thoughts: a week in Trump rallies

President has hit red states to drum up Republican support – and his increasingly strange performances are on full display

Key player in false Talarico rumor has history of online posts invoking Nazi Germany

Ryan Amacher, who played role in bid to damage campaign, has also made antisemitic and racist posts on social media

Kamala's 'weird' world

If the Democrats take control of both the House and the Senate in the midterm elections, Kamala Harris has called for expanding the Supreme Court. “We need more justices on the Supreme Court so that we can have a court that actually reinforces the spirit and principles behind the Constitution of the United States,” she told podcaster Keke Palmer last week.

Trump's Week from Hell

President Donald Trump may have just had his worst week in Washington of his second term.

Debate disputes take center stage in high-stakes Texas races

AUSTIN, Texas — The Lone Star State is home to some of the most competitive, high-profile, and expensive races of the 2026 midterm elections, but with early voting set to begin Monday, voters have yet to see candidates in several key contests face off on a debate stage.

Europe just got tough on China. Now its Trump's turn

While the headlines are filled with President Donald Trump’s comments on Ukraine and Russian diesel, another issue went under the radar in Europe: Europe is taking a tougher stance on China. While Russia is the more obvious threat to European security, China should be taken seriously as well. If the West wants to retain its hegemony, the United States and Europe must work together to counter China.